Overview
- Multiple outlets report Brondello has agreed to take the job, with an official announcement expected once her contract is finalized, after The IX first broke the news.
- Toronto’s expansion team is scheduled to debut in 2026, hosting games at Coca Cola Coliseum and staging two regular-season games each in Montreal and Vancouver.
- Brondello owns two WNBA titles (2014 Mercury, 2024 Liberty) and is the winningest coach in Phoenix and New York, with a 271-181 regular-season record and 40-32 mark in the playoffs.
- Her hiring follows New York’s decision not to renew her contract after an injury-hit 2025 season and first-round exit, leaving the Liberty continuing their coaching search.
- Expansion roster-building remains on hold pending a new collective bargaining agreement; Portland hired Alex Sarama, Dallas named Jose Fernandez, and Seattle hired Sonia Raman.